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p._n 52._o i._o concern_v my_o call_n out_o of_o the_o world_n or_o my_o go_v out_o from_o my_o house_n country_n and_o employment_n p._n 55._o ii_o concern_v my_o public_a preach_v p._n 62._o the_o wander_v star_n discover_v or_o something_o in_o answer_n to_o a_o book_n call_v the_o quaker_n blazing-star_n or_o the_o world_n wonder_n p._n 68_o a_o word_n to_o all_o professor_n p._n 86._o the_o just_a complaint_n of_o the_o afflict_a against_o the_o ruler_n who_o oppress_v the_o innocent_a to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o session_n at_o winchester_n after_o pag._n 92._o to_o they_o who_o have_v late_o believe_v in_o the_o light_n and_o be_v wait_v to_o receive_v the_o life_n p._n 93._o the_o two_o strive_v within_o p._n 98._o the_o love_n of_o god_n declare_v and_o satan_n wiles_n discover_v p._n 102._o the_o ground_n foundation_n beginning_n and_o father_n and_o child_n and_o compass_n and_o end_v and_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o the_o harper_n musicianer_n singer_n 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177._o ii_o concern_v christ_n and_o his_o ministration_n p._n 179._o iii_o concern_v the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 185._o the_o vision_n of_o humphrey_n smith_n which_o he_o see_v concern_v london_n in_o the_o year_n 1660._o p._n 195._o to_o the_o great_a flock_n of_o the_o imprison_a servant_n of_o god_n almighty_a p._n 201._o a_o warn_v to_o new-england_n pretend_a christian_n p._n 207._o the_o lamb_n and_o his_o day_n proclaim_v p._n 211._o six_o proposal_n state_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n i._o by_o his_o subject_n unity_n one_o with_o another_o p._n 214._o ii_o by_o his_o subject_n submission_n active_o or_o passive_o unto_o all_o his_o law_n p._n 216._o iii_o by_o his_o subject_n faithfulness_n unto_o he_o p._n 217._o iv_o by_o his_o subject_n uprightness_n in_o their_o traffic_n with_o other_o nation_n p._n 218._o v._o by_o his_o subject_n depart_v from_o that_o which_o dishonour_v both_o god_n the_o king_n and_o themselves_o p._n 218._o vi_o by_o 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